This illuminating if abstruse study by paleontologist McNamara (Dragons’ Teeth and Thunderstones) explores how sedimentary rocks form and what they can teach about the evolution of life on Earth. He ...

While many rocks don’t burn, some of them do. It depends on what the rocks are made of – and that’s related to how they were formed. Rocks that burn when they get heated up are combusting. This means ...

Alan Collins receives funding from the Australian Research Council, MinEx CRC, BHP, Santos, Empire Energy, Teck Resources and the NT, SA and WA Governments. He is affiliated with the Geological ...